I measured the outside quite a while ago, I thought maybe the Maisto hood could be the basis of a long hood for TT, but it wouldn't work. The hood width is a hair narrower on the Maisto than on the Lionels so I'm not sure if the LnR chassis would fit. The details weren't great on the Maisto shell when I stripped it either. Plus it's obviously too small when they're side by side.The cars can be made to work, and the general public that sees them might not realize that they're off size but anyone familiar with the real thing will pick it out right away. I just wish they would have picked a real scale size when they did them!